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June 11, 2009 - New federal tax credit provisions allow the state to tap potentially hundreds of millions of new federal dollars for higher education. Because these tax credits will fully reimburse most California Community College (CCC) students for the fees they pay, the state could raise those fees (and revenue for CCC) with no net impact on most students. The purpose of this brief is to provide additional information—in a question-and-answer format—related to our recommendation.
June 10, 2009 - Presented to Senate Education Committee
June 10, 2009 - Presented to Senate Education Committee
June 5, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
May 28, 2009 - Seventy-five percent of California foster youth perform below grade level standards, and by third grade 83 percent of foster youth have had to repeat a grade. We believe the state and local programs must reprioritize the way existing funds are spent in order to improve educational opportunities for foster youth. We recommend changing guidelines to provide certain services to all current and recent foster youth, expanding programs to include academic counseling and completion of education passports, and consolidating programs at County Offices of Educations. We also suggest convening a workgroup to address the transportation needs of K-12 and postsecondary foster youth.
May 19, 2009 - Presented to the California School Boards Association's Legislative Action Conference. May 18, 2009.
May 13, 2009 - This web-based presentation is designed to help state-level policymakers understand the essential elements of the state’s school funding formula. The presentation lasts roughly 20 minutes and provides viewers with background on Proposition 98, detail on how the funding formulas work, and a discussion of how the measure affects policymakers’ annual budget decisions.